Clasp



(No Model.)

J. S. YOUNG. GLASP;

No. 474,277. Patented May 3, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. YOUNG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 474,277, dated May 3,1892. Application filed February 18, 1892. Serial No. 422,005- (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN S. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Clasps, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in clasps; and the object ofthe invention is to obtain a device that is durable and easilyconstructed, as set forth in the following specification and claim andillustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a faceelevation of the clasp. Fig. 2 is a section along a; 00, Fig. 1.

The clasp is composed of two sheet-metal parts or sections, each ofwhich comprises a jaw part A,a connecting or pivot part B, and a handlepart 0. The sheet-metal jaws A A are curved or bent outwardly or awayfrom one another, as seen in Fig. 2, and the connecting or pivot partsare bent inwardly or into contact with one another. A pin or connectionD is made to connect the pivot parts B. The pin D is made to extendtransversely from one pivot part to the other and is connecteddirectlytoeachof said pivotparts. Said pin, while securing the pivot parts to oneanother allows them sufficient play or swing for enabling the jaws Atobe separated or swung open by compressing the handles 0. The pin 1) is asimple and direct connection for the pivot parts B and can be readilyand cheaply made and durably applied.

The jaws A are held closed by a spring E, interposed between the handleparts 0. Said spring is readily made of a single bent strip of suitablespring material. By securing the ends of the spring to the handles O bymeans of fastenings or rivets F the spring is held in place and theparts of the clasp are at the same time steadied or braced.

The clasp can be readily secured to the person by any suitableconnection, as a cord G, looped or secured by a hook or fastening l-Iabout the waist or other part of the person.

The clasp is serviceable in holding up or elevating a dress or skirt I.The jaw parts A, being curved outwardly, allow a considerable part ofthe dress I to be looped or bunched within said jaw parts, as seen inFig. 2, so that the dress I can be raised to a considerable height.

Of courseI do not limit the use of my clasp to the lifting of dresses orpetticoats, as the clasp may be useful in other placesas, for example,to retain a shirt-sleeve or for other purposes.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A clasp consisting of two sheet-metal jaws A, curved outwardly, thenbent adjacent to each otherinto gripping-surfaces, and formed withtransverse inwardly-extending bends B, which are in contact with eachother across the width of the jaws and extend into handles O, a pin D,loosely mounted and extending transversely through the bends and formedwith a head at each end, and a spring E, interposed between the ends ofthe handles, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

